How to Know When Apples Are Ready to Pick

Knowing when apples are ripe is easier than you think! Follow these simple steps to know when it's time to harvest apples from your fruit tree.

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[peterperigoe]

Another tip for cider (hard) apples is if the pips have darkened.

[ranger]

i made my own apple picker a 2-liter soda bottle taped to end of pole with a key shaped hole in the side

[CideryFromScratch]

This video was perfect and it answered a lot of our questions! We are very excited to pick from a few apple trees for the first time this year. Have you ever used a starch testing kit to check apple readiness? Thanks, David and Rachel from CFS!!

[milkweed]

How does frost affect trees that are ready in late October? Frost hurt the apples? South central IN. Zone 6a. First average frost is October 17 but have had frost earlier. Thanks!

[michaelmasombuka]

My apples are not sweet whenever I pick them from a tree, what could be missing, or which fertilizer do I need to improve them?

[dollyperry]

I'm looking for Step-Over Apple trees. Do you know of a source in the US?

[tone_journey]

If the seeds are dark....that's another way to tell if the apple is ripe. My 2 cents. 🙂